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Transfer of funds relating to additional accommodation for Acorn Industries

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A decision made 11 December 2009 regarding: Transfer of funds relating to additional accommodation for Acorn Industries.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0069

Decision Summary Title :

DS – Acorn Industries

Date of Decision Summary:

4 December 2009

Decision Summary Author:

Finance Director

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings

Date of Written Report:

3 December 2009

Written Report Author:

Finance Director

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

Transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings to contribute towards the additional accommodation required for Acorn Industries.

Decision(s):

The Minister agreed to make a one off transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings amounting to £438,000 from the unspent balance of funds awarded by the States in 2009 for inclusive Vocational Day Services and Employment for People with a Learning Disability and People on the Autistic Spectrum.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The facilities at Acorn Industries are inadequate and Jersey Property Holdings have made funds available to create a new facility at Acorn from unspent votes from relocating the animal incinerator (a capital scheme within the 2009 Business Plan). That sum available is sufficient to meet the needs of Jersey Employment Trusts (JET) plans for the site. The Minister for Social Security has agreed to transfer the unspent balance of funds awarded by the States in 2009 for inclusive Vocational Day Services and Employment for People with a Learning Disability and People on the Autistic Spectrum, given that the facility will meet similar objectives of that strategy in the long term by providing a modern facility for activities of JET.

Resource Implications:

As above

Action required: 

The Minister to seek approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to Heads of Expenditure.

Signature:

Position:

Minister

Date Signed:

Date of Decision :

Transfer of funds relating to additional accommodation for Acorn Industries

Social Security Department

Report for Minister

Subject:

Transfer of funds from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings

Exempt Clause:

n/a

Date:

3 December 2009

Author:

Finance Director

 

Introduction  

The purpose of this report is to ask the Minister to agree to the transfer of funds of £438,000 in 2009 only from the Social Security Department cash limited expenditure to Jersey Property Holdings to support the Acorn Industries redevelopment works.

 

Background  

The facilities at Acorn Industries are inadequate and Jersey Property Holdings have made funds available to create a new facility at Acorn from unspent votes from relocating the animal incinerator (a capital scheme within the 2009 Business Plan). That sum available is sufficient to meet the needs of Jersey Employment Trusts (JET) plans for the site.  

The Minister for Social Security has agreed to transfer the unspent balance of funds awarded by the States in 2009 for inclusive Vocational Day Services and Employment for People with a Learning Disability and People on the Autistic Spectrum, given that the facility will meet similar objectives of that strategy in the long term by providing a modern facility for activities of JET. This sum amounts to £438,000.  
 

Recommendations  

It is recommended that the Minister:  

  1. approves the transfer of funds of £438,000 to Jersey Property Holdings in 2009 from the unspent balance of funds awarded by the States in 2009 for inclusive Vocational Day Services and Employment for People with a Learning Disability and People on the Autistic Spectrum;

 

  1. seeks the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources to make this transfer in 2009 accordance with Section 5.7 of Financial Direction 3.6, Variations to Heads of Expenditure.

 

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